Overseas health cover for workers, visitors and students.
Select the visa subclass for your relevant circumstance to see our recommended Medibank Overseas Health Cover options.
The Department of Home Affairs provides information on what these visa subclasses let you do in Australia, how long they let you stay, what entitlements and obligations they carry and how to apply at homeaffairs.gov.au.
If your visa subclass is not listed, then contact us to discuss what Medibank Health Cover may be most appropriate for your circumstances.
Overseas Worker offer - Want 6 weeks free?*
Join eligible Medibank Overseas Workers Standard and Medical Cover, sign up and maintain direct debit and you could enjoy 6 weeks free. T&Cs apply.*
Things you should know
*Offer available from 1 October 2025 until 31 December 2025. Must take out eligible Overseas Visitor Starter Hospital and Medical cover (any excess level) by 31 December 2025. Must not have held any Medibank Overseas Visitors Health cover within the last 60 days. For new members on new Overseas Visitors Starter Hospital and Medical memberships in Australia. Must take out eligible Overseas Visitor Starter Hospital and Medical cover. Must be over the age of 18. Offer available via phone, retail, web, messaging. Must quote promo code ‘VISIT2’ when joining. Member must sign up to and maintain direct debit. Excludes Overseas Visitors Everyday Hospital and Medical, Overseas Workers Health covers, all Corporate covers, all residential hospital and extras covers, Overseas Students Health Cover, Ambulance Cover, ahm covers, and other selected covers. Waiting periods may apply to hospital cover. Not available if the Policy Holder has already taken up this offer. Not available to Medibank employees. Member take up of the offer is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Medibank reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without notice from time to time. It is the customers' responsibility to ensure they hold an appropriate health cover product to meet their visa requirements.
2 weeks free terms: Member must maintain direct debit and keep policy premium payments up to date and hold eligible cover for 14 consecutive days from the policy start date to get next 2 weeks free. If the member changes to an ineligible cover during this period, or they terminate or suspend their cover, 2 weeks free will not be issued.